# Play Begena በገና

> Free app to play any "mezmur" on your phone with simulated strings. Fun & real!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.Begena.Simulation](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.Begena.Simulation)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.Begena.Simulation`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Dima Creative
- **Category:** MUSIC\_AND\_AUDIO
- **Downloads:** 73,275
- **Rating:** 4.76 / 5 (455 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.7.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-04
- **First published:** 2023-08-22
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 102 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-20
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Begena.Simulation)
- **Website:** [https://ma527d0f7.app-ads-txt.com](https://ma527d0f7.app-ads-txt.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://docs.google.com/document/d/13LRlFJW7lR\_tRyk0kuz-VPQTGj\_DGsSolgDmVAN2rUg/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/13LRlFJW7lR_tRyk0kuz-VPQTGj_DGsSolgDmVAN2rUg/edit?usp=sharing)

## Description

Play Begena በገና is an elegant and authentic app dedicated to the Begena, a 10-stringed traditional Ethiopian harp known as David's Harp. This free app simulates playing any Begena song with virtual strings directly on your phone, providing a fun and realistic musical experience.

Designed to educate and entertain, the app includes detailed information on the Begena’s components, symbolic meanings, musical scales, and traditional training songs and poems. It also features a tuning tool to help users adjust pitches across different scales. Ideal for cultural enthusiasts and musicians alike, Play Begena broadens the accessibility of this spiritually significant instrument tied to Ethiopian Orthodox heritage.

## Rankings

- #258,467 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_INTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.Begena.Simulation.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Reviews are mostly positive, with multiple users praising the app as enjoyable and useful for learning or playing begena. The recurring criticisms are that it needs an update and should more closely resemble the real instrument.

### Pros

- Several reviewers find the app helpful for learning or playing the begena.
- Many reviewers describe the app positively as enjoyable, good, or amazing.

### Cons

- Some reviewers say the app needs an update.
- Some reviewers say its design or string arrangement does not match a real begena.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.Begena.Simulation)